# NTSB MIA74AM071: Cessna 402A, N7800Q, Gainesville, FL, February 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1974
- Place: Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
- Location: 29.6516° N, 82.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6516&lon=-82.3248&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 3, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186809
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74AM071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0527  74/2/16    GAINESVILLE,FLA     CESSNA 402A         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1632                    N7800Q              PX-  0  0  1  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      26, 2566 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        1654 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINESVILLE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FT MYERS,FLA                JACKSONVILLE,FLA             GAINESVILLE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
        REMARKS- FAILURE OF WING RIB STRUCTURE AT LDG GR SIDE BRACE SUPPORT CASTING.CESSNA SERVICE LTR PERTAINS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7800Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7800Q-1993-10-26), registration cancelled 1993-10-26, S/N 402A0100 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402A
- Registry model: [Cessna 402A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (registry code 207590M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gainesville Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740216004419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740216004419A), Feb 16, 1974: Cessna 402A, Gainesville, FL, Substantial damage. Failure of wing rib structure at ldg gr side brace support casting.Cessna service ltr pertains.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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